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Re: Would you want to rent Dwight?

However if we won the Championship or even got to the East Finals, i'm pretty sure Howard resigns with the Pacers.

That is not we can predict, and while it can bring out the optimist in everybody, the East is very stacked up right now. If Dwight has at least a year left after this season, we can still make up via the offseason to improve the roster whatever happens like what New York has done after obtaining Melo. But with just a rental in exchange of a big chunk of the core, that is just like gambling in a casino; you win so big if you're lucky with a very, very, very slim chance.

Re: Would you want to rent Dwight?

I'd consider if it the deal were Roy+Tyler+DC OR Hill+picks. I'm not giving up George, and if you give up Granger that defeats the purpose of winning this year. I actually think if we somehow landed Howard without gutting our team that we could be successful enough for him to maybe, possibly, consider wanting to stay. West, Granger, George, DC/Hill is as good as any supporting cast he had in Orlando. That said, it's too risky.

Re: Would you want to rent Dwight?

This just made me throw up in my mouth. If this was Shaq in his prime, sure I'd consider it. Because odds are Shaq in his prime would win us a championship or at least get us to one. As good as Howard is, he is nowhere even close to the league of Shaq, and never will be. Sure maybe his defense and rebounding are close to Shaq's, but his offensive game will never even be close.

Dwight Howard just really isn't that dominant. He can't win in Orlando, and he won't win here. He is nowhere near the level of Shaq and never will be. Only a big man the caliber of Shaq would be worth it, and there are none in the NBA today that are that good.

So we trade away all of our talent for 22 games and odds we really wouldn't be much better of a team. Orlando would want to rob us. They can keep their greedy asses in cap/lottery hell. SVG said last year we are a sub .500 team because JOB was a good coach and our players suck basically. I really called him out. JOB was holding our players and team back, and not the other way around. So I really hope they burn down there for that smart *** comment.

I also HATE how last year after their first meeting, Dwight wouldn't even give Roy a slither of love for improving his game either. This dude is everything what is wrong with the sport and I hope that any player that makes millions of dollars and thinks they can just muscle their way to a big market fails. I hope he never wins a ring and I sure don't want it to be here.

Big middle finger to this idea. Please no more trade our good young talent for a Howard rental, or Granger and Hansbrough for EJ or whatever it is people are talking. Seriously, every trade idea I have seen lately makes us worse. Mayo is not that good, Nash should just retire, I would take Paul George and Granger 10 times out of 10 over EJ, and trading our young core for 22 games of Howard and being left with a huge gap in talent for years to come are the worst ideas ever.

This just made me throw up in my mouth. If this was Shaq in his prime, sure I'd consider it. Because odds are Shaq in his prime would win us a championship or at least get us to one. As good as Howard is, he is nowhere even close to the league of Shaq, and never will be. Sure maybe his defense and rebounding are close to Shaq's, but his offensive game will never even be close.

Dwight Howard just really isn't that dominant. He can't win in Orlando, and he won't win here. He is nowhere near the level of Shaq and never will be. Only a big man the caliber of Shaq would be worth it, and there are none in the NBA today that are that good.

So we trade away all of our talent for 22 games and odds we really wouldn't be much better of a team. Orlando would want to rob us. They can keep their greedy asses in cap/lottery hell. SVG said last year we are a sub .500 team because JOB was a good coach and our players suck basically. I really called him out. JOB was holding our players and team back, and not the other way around. So I really hope they burn down there for that smart *** comment.

I also HATE how last year after their first meeting, Dwight wouldn't even give Roy a slither of love for improving his game either. This dude is everything what is wrong with the sport and I hope that any player that makes millions of dollars and thinks they can just muscle their way to a big market fails. I hope he never wins a ring and I sure don't want it to be here.

Big middle finger to this idea. Please no more trade our good young talent for a Howard rental, or Granger and Hansbrough for EJ or whatever it is people are talking. Seriously, every trade idea I have seen lately makes us worse. Mayo is not that good, Nash should just retire, I would take Paul George and Granger 10 times out of 10 over EJ, and trading our young core for 22 games of Howard and being left with a huge gap in talent for years to come are the worst ideas ever.

Wee bit combative eh? It's a website that has alot to do with driving conversation. Don't like it? Don't read it. No one puts a gun to your head to read this part of the forum or if they are so bad, show us a better trade.

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Re: Would you want to rent Dwight?

Orlando has to be willing to accept a low ball offer from a possible rental team. From us, that's Hibbert, a future first, and anyone not named Paul George. If they want more, they can move on to the next team.

Orlando has to be willing to accept a low ball offer from a possible rental team. From us, that's Hibbert, a future first, and anyone not named Paul George. If they want more, they can move on to the next team.

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Re: Would you want to rent Dwight?

It's an interesting philosophical question for small market teams, really. The question is: since you know you are small market and only get a shot at the title every once in awhile, do you go "all in" with a big move like this, or hope your "building from within" plan works over the long term? It's the Florida Marlins question, right?

I agree with the earlier comment that it would be better to have a team that is good enough to compete for EC Finals over a 3-5 year stretch, than to have one big year and another stretch of rebuilding.

However, if there is a way to combine the two ideas - make a "big splash" without necessarily trading away so much that it would result in rebuilding, then you do it. Or... you only do it if Howard stays for at least one more year - to make the Howard/West combo a 2-year plan.

We should be able to agree that the NBA is primarily a star-driven league. Teams with stars win, and teams without stars don't - and the Pistons were no exception - Billups, Hamilton and Wallace were all very good players in their primes (equivalent to Miller, Jackson and Smits in theirs).

We have a semi-star (Granger), a budding star (George), and a few very nice complimentary pieces (West, Hansbrough, DC, Hibbert). I think the goal in the NBA is to have at least two stars, preferably three. A Dwight Howard deal (assuming we keep Granger or George) allows us to have two. This would be an improvement, at least over the short term. Long term, it might disrupt everything. I would be excited about it though, if it happened, and so long as we didn't give up every piece we need to go forward.

Re: Would you want to rent Dwight?

You have to figure that their best current offer is for Lopez and five late first round picks. That is the problem I think with the Magic trying to trade him. All the teams that he is supposedly interested in going to only have very late first round picks, which might as well be a bunch of second rounders in terms of value.

I just think that the Magic will not end up getting enough value to warrant trading him, unless they can drop a bad contract or two along the way, which we can offer them as well.

"Your course, your path, is not going to be like mine," West says. "Everybody is not called to be a multimillionaire. Everybody's not called to be the president. Whatever your best work is, you do it. Do it well. … You cease your own greatness when you aspire to be someone else."

Re: Would you want to rent Dwight?

I wouldn't gut our team for howard when we can just offer him or deron williams a max contract in the offseason and if he comes here great, and if not then oh well. I think we'd be at least considered depending on how this season shakes out I think we'll do better than the nets or the magic end up doing.

Re: Would you want to rent Dwight?

I wouldn't gut our team for howard when we can just offer him or deron williams a max contract in the offseason and if he comes here great, and if not then oh well. I think we'd be at least considered depending on how this season shakes out I think we'll do better than the nets or the magic end up doing.

They have to take a pay cut because only the team with Bird rights can sign him for 5 years.

Re: Would you want to rent Dwight?

Add a first to that and for sure thats enough for the Magic to do the deal maybe even without it.

The interesting thing is that ROy and DC are up for paydays anyway. If you could promise me a Howard would get us into the Finals then sure but my guess is that Howard would be sitting the bench in foul trouble against the Heat.

Re: Would you want to rent Dwight?

No way. These superstar demand/team-ups are very specific. They want (1 to play with at least one other superstar and (2 to play in a big market and/or warm climate. If the Pacers do trade for Dwight and even if they somehow make the Finals (very unlikely), even then Dwight will bolt for Dallas or Brooklyn in the summer.

Besides, if Orlando is fine with trading Dwight to a team not on his wishlist (New Jersey, LA, Dallas), Chicago will be able to outbid everyone.

I think Larry, David and Kevin have decided to build a team based on depth, not superstars. They're not going to risk trading pieces they like for a rental.

Re: Would you want to rent Dwight?

Dwight will get more in return and Nash would get a lot more in return.

I would rather let Nash retire a sun than get Lance and picks. You seem to forget the only reason people go see the Suns play is to see Nash he is a money maker even if the Suns suck.

The rumor was that NJ was offering Lopez+3picks for Howard, Roy+DC+picks> Lopez+picks in my opinion.

Regarding Nash and Phoenix, he is going to leave next year and according to some rumors it looks like Phoenix is willing to trade him, Nash is 37 and nobody is going to offer much for him I don't think.

Our bench would be awful but I believe this team could win a championship. I am not supporting this idea because I would much rather have what the 90's pacers have but if the ultimate goal is winning an NBA championship this is a roster that could do it.

Re: Would you want to rent Dwight?

The rumor was that NJ was offering Lopez+3picks for Howard, Roy+DC+picks> Lopez+picks in my opinion.

Regarding Nash and Phoenix, he is going to leave next year and according to some rumors it looks like Phoenix is willing to trade him, Nash is 37 and nobody is going to offer much for him I don't think.

It was Lopez and FIVE first round picks.

If Nash were to be traded, they could get more for Nash that than ****** offer you presented. No one loves Lance's talent as much as Larry Bird. Which means his value isn't high.

Re: Would you want to rent Dwight?

If Nash were to be traded, they could get more for Nash that than ****** offer you presented. No one loves Lance's talent as much as Larry Bird. Which means his value isn't high.

I agree with the Nash part it was a suggestion not need to go crazy about it

Again Lopez (with a broken foot by the way) and 5picks< Roy+DC+picks, Roy is equal of better than Lopez and DC is a least worth few picks right? if DC and Roy keep looking the way they are looking now I don't think is crazy to think that Orlando would take the deal.